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MOCK TRIAL TEAM DEFEATS BELLEFONTE Written by Zach Shoenemen, editor of “Cardinal Chatter”… and a member of DCC’s Class of 2018! This article appeared in a recent segment! One of the many clubs and organizations that our school’s students can participate in is Mock Trial. Mock Trial is essentially what the name says, it’s not […]

STARR FAMILY SUPPORTS CARDINAL BASKETBALL Kenn Starr (center) of the Starr Hill Vineyard and Winery in Curwensville recently presented a Starr Family donation to DuBois Central Catholic’s basketball program in the amount of $1000. DCC parents (l-r) Valerie Kness and Stacey Downer coordinate the many activities of the parents in support of the basketball […]

LEARNING GEOMETRY CONCEPTS Nothing is better than a hands-on activity to reinforce the concepts of Geometry. DCC mathematics teacher Alena Park shows students how to construct a three-dimensional object by gluing together multiple equilateral triangles inscribed within circles. In photo, sophomores work on constructing their three-dimensional products. Park adds, “My classroom is based on discovery […]

DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC ANNOUNCES HONOR ROLL FOR SECOND QUARTER of the 2017-2018 School Year The Administration of DuBois Central Catholic announces the secondary honor roll listing for the second quarter of the 2017-2018 academic year. Secondary students who earned an over-all average of 93% or better received ‘first honors.’ Students earning an over-all average of […]

ALUMNI MASS – February 14th at DuBois Central Catholic DuBois Central Catholic will be hosting an Alumni Mass on Wednesday, February 14, at 9:20 a.m. in the gym. This liturgy celebrates Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten Season. Local alumni of Central, of St. Catherine’s High School, or anyone now living locally who […]

CHEMISTRY STUDENTS STUDY TRENDS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE How different metals react to hydrochloric acid proved to be a successful investigative lab for chemistry students at DuBois Central Catholic. A DCC junior uses a pipette to assure the proper amount of HCL (hydrochloric acid) enters test tubes of magnesium, copper, zinc and aluminum. Since the acid […]

STUDENT ARTISTS WANTED! DCC’s Art Teachers, Cheyenne Helman (secondary) and Emily Roy (elementary) are spear-heading a school-wide art contest, focused around “Doodle for Google”…. which is a nationwide contest for school students to design their very own Google Doodle, like what is seen on the Google homepage every day. This year’s national contest theme is […]

DIOCESE OF ERIE AWARDS TWO GRANTS TO DCC The Administration of DuBois Central Catholic has been notified that two grant proposals submitted to the Diocese of Erie by Central faculty members for professional development have been approved. The monies were awarded through the newly-established Excellence in Catholic Education Grant Committee in Erie. Headmaster Gretchen Caruso […]

DCC’s CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2018 DCC students will be enjoying a variety of activities in celebration of National Catholic Schools Week 2018 … January 28 – February 2. In addition to the system-wide mass on Wednesday in the school’s gym, which is the highlight of the week’s events, there will be many other opportunities for special […]